The Hells Gate Bridge in New York City: This bridge is located 4-5 miles from my 27th story apartment window. I took this photo from my window using my Nikon D500 with my Tamron...

Traveller_Jeff

This bridge is located 4-5 miles from my 27th story apartment window. I took this photo from my window using my Nikon D500 with my Tamron 160-600mm G2 at f/10 and at 600mm. The ISO was set for 1000 and the shutter speed was 1/4000th of a second. This is the full frame image. I was impressed with the detail that the lens provided. I own, but still have not used, the Tamron tap-in console. I'm not sure I need it, at least not at the 600mm setting.

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foodie65

nice shot

Blues Dude

Nice image. You should try other angles to get a "clean" image of the bridge without any buildings, like the one at right. Maybe from your roof? Also night-time images with bridge lit up would probably look good. IMHO :-)

Snappin053 Loc: Southern Vermont

Jeff, try the same shot using a shutter speed of 100/ or 60th of a second and auto ISO. compare the dof.

Traveller_Jeff

I used no tripod. Hand-holding at that magnification required high speed shutter. Thanks for your suggestion, though. Good thought.

Paul Diamond Loc: Atlanta, GA, USA

Hi, Not a put down but... Download the full frame image and look at it in 1:1. This is when you see the heat wave distortions, etc. Shooting from inside any building is likely to have reduced resolution at long focal lengths. Take a picture of the moon at 500mm or 600mm, see what you get in a night time shot.

All people shooting with a long lens have to do their best to avoid 'heat ripples'. Many shoot multiple pictures. Most learn when to shoot (early AM) before the higher temperatures of the day cause heat ripples. Shooting above a building, cars backed up in a traffic jam, etc. are most likely to be disappointing.

Traveller_Jeff

Blues Dude wrote:

Nice image. You should try other angles to get a "clean" image of the bridge without any buildings, like the one at right. Maybe from your roof? Also night-time images with bridge lit up would probably look good. IMHO :-)

That’s not my point. I want the image in its cultural/architectural context. Bridges are/can be beautiful in and of themselves, but my focus usually lies in the context in which the subject is set.

via the lens Loc: Northern California, near Yosemite NP

You might consider reading the rules for posting in this section, it is about photo analysis. Perhaps you meant to post in the Gallery section....

Traveller_Jeff

via the lens wrote:

You might consider reading the rules for posting in this section, it is about photo analysis. Perhaps you meant to post in the Gallery section....

I know the rules quite well. I appreciated the comment regarding interference heat waves and noticed that the writer was quite correct when I looked deeply into blown up sections of the photos. Just because I reject a particular suggestion doesn't mean I didn't value the intent of its author. I came to this section to look for interesting comments. I also thought the dof comment was interesting. I needed f/10 and ISO 1000 to create a steady image since, as I stated above, I was shooting hand-held. I'm not sure how much out of focus the back and foreground of the bridge would be at f/4 or 2.8. Considering the relative distances from the lens of all the components, I'd think the out of focus effect would be minimal - but the writer did raise an interesting point.

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

Traveller_Jeff wrote:

This bridge is located 4-5 miles from my 27th story apartment window. I took this photo from my window using my Nikon D500 with my Tamron 160-600mm G2 at f/10 and at 600mm. The ISO was set for 1000 and the shutter speed was 1/4000th of a second. This is the full frame image. I was impressed with the detail that the lens provided. I own, but still have not used, the Tamron tap-in console. I'm not sure I need it, at least not at the 600mm setting.

Great image!!!!! Jeff
I like the compression provided by the 600mm, it shows how crowded the city is.

Dannj

I really like this shot. It gives a different perspective in that from your location the bridge appears to be jammed into the cityscape. Anyone not familiar with the location might find it interesting that the bridge superstructure spans the East River which is about a quarter to a half mile wide at that point.

bobmcculloch Loc: NYC, NY

Traveller_Jeff wrote:

This bridge is located 4-5 miles from my 27th story apartment window. I took this photo from my window using my Nikon D500 with my Tamron 160-600mm G2 at f/10 and at 600mm. The ISO was set for 1000 and the shutter speed was 1/4000th of a second. This is the full frame image. I was impressed with the detail that the lens provided. I own, but still have not used, the Tamron tap-in console. I'm not sure I need it, at least not at the 600mm setting.

Impressive, but I don't need that much lens, however , you could watch your neighbors for free entertainment, VBG.

Traveller_Jeff

Dannj wrote:

I really like this shot. It gives a different perspective in that from your location the bridge appears to be jammed into the cityscape. Anyone not familiar with the location might find it interesting that the bridge superstructure spans the East River which is about a quarter to a half mile wide at that point.

Thanks, Dannj. That's the feeling I get from it, too. Much appreciated.

Traveller_Jeff

Manglesphoto wrote:

Great image!!!!! Jeff
I like the compression provided by the 600mm, it shows how crowded the city is.

That's one of the characteristics that I found so surprising and that I like so much. The other is the clarity of details of the bridge's superstructure. Even with the slight waviness of the image due to heated air distortion in the huge space between me and the bridge, I found myself well satisfied with the lens's resolution. Thanks for your comment.

rockdog Loc: Berkeley, Ca.

Traveller_Jeff wrote:

That’s not my point. I want the image in its cultural/architectural context. Bridges are/can be beautiful in and of themselves, but my focus usually lies in the context in which the subject is set.